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Sandra Day O’Connor's experience as a legislator guided her consensus-building work on the Supreme Court

  • Written by Nancy Maveety, Professor of Political Science, Tulane University
imageSandra Day O’Connor, shortly after her Supreme Court nomination was confirmed by the Senate on Sept. 1, 1981. AP Photo/Scott Applewhite

When Sandra Day O’Connor stepped down from the U.S. Supreme Court in 2006, she was the last justice to have served as an elected legislator. She previously was a member of the Arizona state Senate and...

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